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Grant Title Award Date Grant Amount
 
Construction of the Interstellar Messages Describing the Evolution of Altruistic Behavior

Dr. Douglas A. Vakoch, Director of Interstellar Message Composition
SETI Institute (Mountain View CA)

This grant supported research on the possibility of translating spiritual information through interstellar messages. The project identified key principles of altruism that can be translated for communication with extraterrestrial intelligence. This translation, in turn, provides the foundation for a dialogue with theologians to capture the essence of altruistic love from a theological perspective.
 June 2001 $120,000
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